Tie holder



Au 11,-1942. J. c. MABRY ,2 2

TIE HOLDER Filed Aug. 5, 1940 i INVENTOR. %0%1 2/ 772 V9 ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 11, 1942 warren snares ra'raar QFHCE TIE HOLDER John C. Mabry, Kansas City, Mo.

Application August 3, 1940, Serial No. 350,383

1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in tie holders. It is of a type adapted to hold a fourin-hand tie by attaching the tie to the shirt bosom.

The object of my invention is the provision of a novel tie holder of the kind described, which is simple, and economical to make, which is strong, durable, not likely to get out of order, which can be easily and quickly applied in operative position, which will hold the tie from flopping, which will not in use work out of its operative position, and which is efficient in operation.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates my invention,

Fig. 1 is a reduced front elevation of one form of my improved tie holder fastened in operative position, and shown holding a four-in-hand tie fastened to the bosom of a shirt.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a full size front elevation of the tie holder shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the pin being fastened to the front arm of the clasp.

Fig. 4 i a plan View of the tie holder shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a modification, in which the pin is fastened to the rear arm of the clasp.

Fig. 6 is a top View of the tie holder shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged vertical section of one of the tie holders, shown in Figs. 5 and 6, in operative engagement with the shirt pleat and tie.

Fig. 8 is a front elevation of another modification, in which the front arm of the clasp has fastened to it a chain for embracing the tie, shown broken away, a portion of the front pleat of the shirt being shown embraced by the clasp of the holder, with the pin extended through the pleat.

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9--9 of Fig. 8.

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts in the diiferent views.

In the form of my invention, shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the tie holder comprises a clasp consisting of a, U shaped sheet metal strip having a horizontal front arm I and a horizontal rear arm 2, adapted to embrace between them the front pleat 3 of a shirt bosom, 4 designating the rear pleat thereof. A pin 5 has its upper end fastened to the inner side of the front arm I at a substantial distance from the free end of the arm I and horizontally opposite to the arm 2. The pin 5 normally, when in or out of use, extends downwardly and rearwardly from the arm I at an oblique angle to a point in a vertical plane between the arms I and 2, the pin then extending downwardly in said plane, as shown in Fig. 2.

The pin 5 is adapted for being extended downwardly through the front pleat 3 and the overlapping two portions 6 and .I of a four-in-hand tie, which is depending over the shirt bosom.

In applying the tie holder shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the clasp arms I and 2 are first slipped over the front pleat 3 and the lapping tie portions 6'I, to a position in which the bend between the arms engages the edge of the front pleat, and the pin 5 is disposed about the middle of the pleat. The pin 5 is then extended through the tie 6I and pleat 3, after which the clasp and pin are slipped downwardly, to the position shown in Fig. 2. The parts will be in the position shown in Fig. 1, and the tie will be firmly held from flopping.

By having the pin 5 extend obliquely from the arm I, a double function i effected. There will be no tendency to crimp the tie nor pleat 3, and the pin will be more securely held from slipping upwardly in use. The oblique portio of the pin 5 is designated 5'.

By having the pin 5 a substantial distance from the free end of the arm I, a long arm may be employed, for better clasping, and the pin will be disposed so as to enter at about the middle of the pleat 3. It also enables an easy application of the clasp to the tie.

The form shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 corresponds to that shown in Figs. 1 to 4, excepting that the pin 5 is fastened at its upper end to the rear side of the arm 2 of the clasp, and has its oblique portion 5' extending forwardly and downwardly to a vertical plane between the arms I and 2, and thence downwardly.

In applying this form of the tie holder, the point of the pin 5 is inserted only through the front pleat from the rear side thereof, after the front pleat 3 and tie 6-1 has been slipped between the arms I and 2 of the clasp. The clasp and pin are then slid downwardly until the pleat 3 engages the upper end of the oblique portion 5' of the pin 5, as shown in Fig. 7.

In the form shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the clasp and pin arrangement are the same as in the form shown in Figs. 1 to 4, excepting that the front arm I, is shorter than the arm I. A flexible member, as a chain 8 has its ends fastened respectively to the end portions of the front arm I of the clasp. The tie holder clasp arms I and 2 embrace the front pleat 3, and the pin 5 is inserted rearwardly through the pleat 3, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9. The tie 6-1 is slipped between the chain 8 and the arm I of the clasp. The chain keeps the tie from fl ppin By having the pin 5 disposed centrally, as shown, of the clasp, when it is inserted through the tie and pleat, it will not tilt or disturb the proper even position of the tie or shirt pleat.

Other modifications of my invention, within the scope of the appended claim, may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

A tie holder comprising a single metal strip of U form having horizontal arms permanently spaced apart at their free ends and adapted to embrace between them a shirt pleat and a tie, and a pin fastened at its upper end substantial- 1y centrally to one of said arms and horizontally opposite to the other arm, and normally, when in or out of use, extending from said one arm to a vertical plane between said arms and thence downwardly in said plane, and adapted for insertion through said pleat and tie.

JOHN C. MABRY. 

